Senior Philanthropy Advisor

The role

The Senior Philanthropy Advisor will manage and advise a portfolio of the organization's largest donors. This role involves shaping relationship strategies for seven- to ten-figure gifts and serving as a strategic advisor to senior leadership.

What you will do

• Build long-term, trust-based relationships with major donors
• Identify research insights and data points relevant to major donor decision-making
• Lead team-wide initiatives and projects including learning journeys and donor events
• Translate research into original donor-facing content
• Serve as a strategic advisor to leadership
• Drive improvements to philanthropy culture, systems, and processes

Required qualifications

• Significant experience earning trust with discerning, analytic people
• Ability to get up to speed quickly on complex quantitative subject matter
• High emotional intelligence
• Leadership experience
• Track record of managing sophisticated, high-stakes relationships
• Exceptional relationship management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Leadership skills to partner with senior staff
• Strong operational expertise

Nice to have

• Interest in global health and development

Benefits

• Fully funded health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Four weeks of paid time off per year
• One week all-office closure
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• Ergonomic home workstations or coworking space memberships
• Automatic 5% gross salary contribution to 403(b) retirement plan
• Relocation expenses covered for moves to Oakland or Brooklyn

Before you apply

• Interview process includes a compensated 4-hour written work trial
• Interview process includes a live interview work trial
• Final stage is an onsite interview in Oakland, California

About the company

GiveWell researches cost-effective ways to save and improve lives and directs donations to impactful programs. The organization focuses on global health and well-being.